A Comparison of Nosocomial Infection Density in Intensive Care Units on Relocating to a New Hospital
Abstract
Background
The study aimed to investigate the changes in nosocomial infection density after patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a new-build hospital.
Methods
The types and rates of nosocomial infections were obtained for a one-year period retrospectively before leaving the old hospital premises and for a one-year periods after moving into the new hospital. The intensive care unit in the “old” premises was comprised of a 17-bedded hall, and thirty-three nurses shifted to work forty-eight hours a week, with each nurse assigned to provide care for two patients. The intensive care unit in the “new” premises consisted of single rooms, each with twenty-eight beds.
Results
The median nosocomial infection density decreased from 23 to 15 per 1000 in-patient days. The catheter-related urinary tract infection rate decreased from 7.5 to 2.6 per100 catheter days.
Conclusions
Treatment of patients in the new hospital resulted in a decrease in nosocomial infection density.
© 2020 Zeynep Ture, Tugba Ustuner, Ario Santini, Serhat Aydogan, İlhami Celik, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.